A takeaway I had from today's class was the in-class activity that we did. I liked how we went around the class in small groups to answer different questions about literacy. It allowed us to work together and really think deeply about the questions being asked.

One thing that challenged my thinking was that we were able to draw pictures instead of writing out our thoughts. I thought this was a great way to express myself. It made me think about how I could do this in my future class. It made me realize that ideas can be shared with more than just words.

A takeaway I had from this week would be the conversation cafe activity. I really enjoyed how we got to get creative with how we expressed our thoughts for each literacy quote. I think talking with our peers and hearing other people's ideas was also so interesting.

Something that challenged me was assessing my partners. I find it easy to talk to students/children, but sometimes it can be hard to treat people my age like children. I will say that afterward, I felt way more comfortable giving the assessment.

One takeaway that I want to take into my future classroom yesterday was the Conversation Cafe's. I had never used these before, and I love how engaged everyone can get, regardless of abilities. I loved how you could draw, write, or really do just about anything to get your point across.

One idea that challenged my thinking from yesterday's class was learning how to assess student's on print concepts. I remember doing print concept testing when I was in grade school, but never thought much of it. It was honestly pretty difficult for me when doing this for the first time. I also took too long when assessing because I had to read directions and tried to find examples while I was assessing rather than before. It definitely made me value preparing ahead of time!

I will absolutely use the "Conversation Café" in my future classroom, regardless of age. I really think this can work in many different areas and for all ages, though the younger grades would require a different setup, maybe a whole-class or two small-groups. I can see it being a whole-class activity that could be placed on the board, classroom wall, or even in the hallway to display.

I enjoyed doing the Conversation Cafe. It's a fun way to see students responses to questions. I also liked that student's were able to respond in different forms, such as drawings or written responses. I think it's engaging by getting students to move around and get them out of their seats. I will be using this strategy in my classroom.

A challenge from this week was assessing print concepts. While it was fun to assess partners, it took awhile to feel comfortable and understand how to assess in a way that flowed well.

If I could carry one takeaway from today into my future classroom it would be the takeaway of how to best support children's oral language in our instruction. I think that is important because oral language is a foundation for literacy, writing, and comprehension. I was also reminded of how important it is to discuss vocabulary words that children use in their everyday life so that children get the most out of vocabulary instruction. I will definitely be taking that practice into my future classroom.

One idea from today's discussion that expanded my thinking is the idea behind why we should incorporate technology into our classrooms. I haven't thought about why that's so important, but after discussing it in class I'm reminded of why using and learning about technology is so important for children. Technology prepares them for the future and enhances their learning. It also supports the different learning needs of children. I learned even more aspects of print concepts you can test for and why they are so important. For example, specific lowercase and uppercase letters.

If I could take away one thing from today's lesson it would be the conversation cafe. I think it is a great way for student to work on collaboration and give them the opproutntity to express their thoughts however they want to, whether that be writing or drawing. Additionally, being able to see other peoples responses can help student to build upon those answers and have a productive conversation.

One thing from my group's discussion today that expanded my thoughts was how we discussed the correlation between young reading and how it impacts students in the future. I knew there would be correlations, but reading the actual statistics and discussing it with my group was very interesting and ver important to know. Understanding this concept as the people who will be teaching them at that age is crucial to the students development.

The one takeaway I would bring into my future classroom is the concept of the Conversation Cafe. This really helps students best explain how they understand questions or other subjects they might be studying. This is a way for students to learn from one another by possibly understanding a subject in a different way than they have thought about before.

One thing that my group had discussed was how reading impacts children at such a young age. For instance, how can a second-grade listening comprehension predict seventh-grade reading comprehension? We found that very interesting and a critical point for teaching to benefit student development.

One thing I would take away from the lesson today is the discussion-based learning or conversation cafe. I saw it as a positive way for students to share their thoughts and feelings on a topic or prompt anonymously. They would have the opportunity to share if they wished, but it takes the pressure of speaking out in a classroom away. This is beneficial to their learning, as it creates a safe environment for them to work.

During the discussion, one thing that stuck out was the aspect of print concepts. Relating it to my placement was key, as I have seen many students that struggle with print concepts in 5th grade. It has shown me that I need to put emphasis on this as a teacher, so that the students are able to identify words in a text.

The one takeaway I would bring into my future classroom is the conversation cafe. I really enjoyed that this got everyone moving, talking, and interacting with the content for the day.

One idea from today's discussion that challenged my thinking about literacy was assessing print concepts. It was interesting getting to assess my partner, but it was a longer process and a bit awkward.

One takeaway from today is how to build and deepen community among my students. It is so important for students to feel loved and welcomed when these things happen learning can take place on such a deeper level.

An idea that I took from todays discussion is that print concepts are so important to understand as a teacher but also help students build over time. They are not something that happen over night and many students may build skills over their whole elementary school career.

If i could carry one takeaway from class, it would be remembering how well read alouds can help with teaching children print concepts. If we pay attention to these concepts while we read to children, such as using out finger to track our reading, or pointing out certain characteristics of the book (cover, author, etc.) children can learn by observation.

One idea I would take into my classroom would be the conversation cafes. Discussion can help students to digest what they have read and learned in small groups, which can really boost comprehension and give opportunities for students to add and constructively critique each other’s takeaways.